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EN-MC65210 Magnesium vs. N06210 Nickel

EN-MC65210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN-MC65210 magnesium and the bottom bar is N06210 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.8
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
85
Shear Strength, MPa 150
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
17
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 220
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 59
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 95.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
18 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
54.8 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Silver (Ag), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0